A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home. Jordan Woodruff FlyQuest advanced to the grand final of the League of Legends Championship of The Americas in Allen, Texas, with a sweep of Keyd Stars in the upper-bracket final Saturday.
The grand final will be held Sept. 28 between FlyQuest and the winner of the Sept. 27 lower-bracket final, which will pit Keyd Stars against the lower-bracket semifinal winner.
FlyQuest sandwiched 35-minute and 27-minute wins on green around a 29-minute victory to sweep Keyd Stars. Fahad “Massu” Abdulmalek, a Canadian/Iraqi player, paced FlyQuest with a 6.6-1.3-9.0 kill-death-assist ratio.
The competition is the season finale for LTA, which also decides which of the region’s teams qualify for the world championship starting in October in China.
LTA 2025 is a double-elimination tournament, with all matches best-of-five. The top three teams qualify for the world championship.
Sunday, 100 Thieves and RED Canids will face off in the lower-bracket semifinal, with the winner advancing to play Keyd Stars in the lower-bracket final.
The $205,000 prize pool distribution:
1.$80,000 and qualification for Worlds, TBD
2. $50,000 and qualification for Worlds, TBD
3. $30,000 and qualification for Worlds, TBD
4. $20,000, TBD
5-6. $12,500, paiN Gaming, Shopify Rebellion
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